Cork-puller.



E. SHARP. CORK FULLER. APPLICATION FILED. DEC. 4. I9I6.

Patented Deo. 18, 1917.

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Leaders Be it known that I, EMMA Siini ,a citi- Azen of thel UnitedStates, :residing r-at Sherwood, in the county of Clackamas andState ofOregon, lhave invented certain new and useful yImprovements i inCorkPullers, of

. which the following ,is a 'sp'eciii'cfationg This'invention" relatesto -ar cork puller Y and has for its principal object 'the-produc tion-of a devic'e whiclrisconstructed so as to .permit a cork to beK quicklyand easily' removed from theineck of a bottle `without injuring thecork. f i

Another object of this inventionis the production of a corkpuller.whereinfthel gripping 'jaws 'are provided' with"A curved andbeveled faces for facilitating theirfiir.

terpositi'on.,'between a cork and the neck of af bottle/withoutyinjuring the cork" altl'iough permitting a Vtirm gripjto be had thereon.for facilitating the-removal ofth'ecork. f-

` A still further object of thisinvent'ionis the productionV of a corkpuller wherein the grips areconstructed so as to efficiently supportvthe jaws and the springloop 'for facilitating the operation ofthe corkpuller when a. cork is being removed.- y

With these and other objects' in view :this inventionV consists ofcertain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts aswill be hereinafter fully described and claimed. j

In the accompanying drawing;

Figure 1 is a detail the cork puller as constructed invaccordance withthis invention.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the cork puller, showingthe same in use.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional -view `taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through one of thejaws, and a portionof one of the grips.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 the bottle and cork beingremoved so as to illustrate the construction of the jaws.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals it will be seen thatthe cork puller comprises a spring loop 1 which is formed of a singlestrip of resilient steel, or like material, for permitting the same tobe swung or yield when so desired. The grips 2 are formed of twosections 8, in the upper ends of which are formed notches 4C Y adaptedto register with each other when the grips are assembled. Thus, it willbe 'been interposed perspective view "off Eivnvin sn-nar, or snnnwoon; IOREGON. I

v cnait-ruimen.y Specicatonfof Letters Patent. Dems. 19111Appiitiniiiediicemberi, i916. sgriainaiafigeasw i seen lthatvby' theregistration of the notches 4 'pockets lare formed intowhich v the endsV5 of'the spring`loop lare adapted toreX- tend. l Rivets Gare then passedthroughthe upper or outer' Vendsvof the grips2 `and also y loop"y 1 inengagement with the lgrips-and also assist inlh'olding the two-sections'of each grip in assembled positions.

The jaws 7 4are elongated a'nd haveconveXginne'r surfaces`8, asshowniclearly `in Fig. 5. The outer sides ofthe jaws'7 are strai ghtyasshown at' 9," while; the f points 10 are' bent outwardly as shown at11;` lThe inner ends12= ofthe jaws are' positioned Y withinthe-pocketsformed in orcommunif catingf'with the inner ends of the.grips 12 by the'regis'try'of the notches 4L. The riv-` ets *6"y maythenbejpassed through the grips 2 adjacent their lower ends and'al'sothrough the inner ends of the jaws 7 so as t0 posi# tively retain,the'jaws in yengagement with thegripsQ. y' f' f i' 1When this device'isin use it willbe seen that oneofthe jaws'l'7 may'lfbe interposed betweenthe neck 13 of abottle 14 andfthe i cork '15' carried within the neck'13.' While this action istakingplaceit is obvious that theremaining'ja'irif'lmay be`= urged inwardly,

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since the spring loopV 1 lwill' yield'ifor.: per-1 mitting this action.After the first jaw has bottle and the cork then the remaining jaw maybe pulled downwardly upon the opposite side of the cork, between thevcork and the bottle.

It will be seen thatbecause the pointed outer ends 10 of the jaws 7 arecurved 0ut wardly and in opposite directions to each other, as shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 5, these points will not 4dig into the cork, but lwillmove along the inner surface of the bottle neck 13. Furthermore, theconvex inner surface 8 ofthe jaws 7 will cause the jaws to ride alongthe outer surface of the cork the straight edges 9 will ride upon theneck of the bottle adjacent its outer end, as shown in Fig; 2, forassisting in holding the cork puller steady. After the points have moveddown to a point adjacent the inner end of the cork it is obvious thatthe grips 2 may be grasped and urged toward each other so as to causethe jaws 7 to positively bind upon the cork 15. Then, by exerting anoutbetween the neck Aof vthe 1 and thus prevent injury thereto, althoughv ward pull upon the cork it will be seen that the cork may be removedfrom the neck of the bottle very easily and quickly and without injuryto the same.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a very simple andeilicient cork puller has been produced wherein the spring loop willpermit the aws to be easily moved independently or simultaneously, whilethe pockets formed within the grips will assist in holding the springloop and also the jaws in engagement with the grips and relieveconsiderable of the strain from the rivets, while the construction ofthe aws will cause the jaws to easily pass along the side portions ofthe cork without injuring thesame, although in a position to'efficiently grip the cork when it is desired to remove the same.

Vhat is claimed is v f l. A cork puller of the class described,comprising a yieldable resilient spring loop,

` a plurality of grips each of which comprises two'sections, said gripshaving' registering lnotchesfformed so as to communicate with the' endsythereof, thereby forming a pocket in each end of each grip, the ends ofsaid spring loop fitting within a plurality of-said pockets, rigid jawsfitting within the remaining pockets and projecting beyond the ends ofthe grips, rivets passing through said. grips and through the inner endsof said loop and said jaws for fiXedly retaining the grips upon the loopand jaws, whereby the jaws may be easily moved to hold or release a corkas desired.

2. A cork puller of the class described, comprising a pair of grips,each grip comprising a pair of sections fitting upon each other andhaving pockets formed in its ends,

a spring loop having its ends extending into a. plurality of thepockets, elongated rigid jaws extending into the remaining pockets,means passing through said grips adjacent their ends and through theinner ends of said loop and said jaws for iiXedly mounting the loop` andjaws upon said grips, said jaws having convex inner sides and straightouter sides, the points of said jaws being curved outwardly, wherebysaid jaws may bev urged into the` neck of a bottle, while the convexinner sides rand the outwardly turned ends will prevent. the jaws fromdigging into the cork, whereby although the jaws may be held in positivegripping engagement with the cork by the urging of the grips toward eachother they will be prevented from injuring the corl y 3. A corkpuller'of the class described comprising a resilient loop, a pluralityof grips, each of which comprises a pair of sections, said grips havingVregistering notches vformed at their ends so as to communicate with theends, thereby forming a pocket in each end ofeach grip, the ends of saidspring loop fitting within a .plurality of said pockets, rigid jawsvfitting within the remaining pockets and projecting beyond the ends ofsaid grips, rivets passing through said grips through the inner ends ofsaid loops and said jawsr for fixedly retaining the grips upon the loopand jaws, each jaw having a convex and a straight outer side, wherebythe jaws may be passed between a cork and the neck of a bottle withoutinjury to the cork.

n testimony whereof I affix my signature. c

EMMA snaar.

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